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Mumzy Stranger

Muhammad Mumith Ahmed (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ মুমিথ আহমেদ; born 18 January 1984), known professionally as Mumzy Stranger or his producing name SP (an abbreviation of Stranger Productions), is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He made his mainstream recording debut in the summer of 2009 with his debut single "One More Dance" along with follow-up single, "Showgirl". The following year, he released Fly with Me which is the lead single from his debut album, Journey Begins.

Mumzy Stranger
মুহাম্মদ মুমিথ আহমেদ
Background information
Birth nameMuhammad Mumith Ahmed
Also known asMumzy Stranger, SP, Stranger Productions
Born (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 39)
Plaistow, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • dancer
InstrumentsPiano, guitar
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • Tiffin Beat Records
  • Timeless London
Websitewww.mumzystranger.com

He is the first artist of Bangladeshi descent to have entered the mainstream music industry and still remains one of the latest prospects of British-Asian R&B artists in Britain.[1] He sings in a unique style combining reggae, dancehall, R&B and soul, and in different languages including English, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi and Arabic.

Early life Edit

Mumzy was born in Plaistow, Newham in East London, England on 18 January 1984 to Bangladeshi Muslim parents. He is of Bengali origin and was raised in a traditional Islamic home.[2] He is the second youngest of six in his family.[3]

In 2000, Mumzy started out in the UK garage scene at the age of 16, and was involved in pirate radio until 2003 when he left as he felt like a stranger (from which he derived his stage name).[4]

Career Edit

2005–08: Humble beginnings Edit

Mumzy was one of three finalists in BBC Asian Network's Unsung competition in 2005 with his song "Jump Up",[5][6] after a friend of his submitted his demo tape,[7] which caught the attention of Rishi Rich, a Bhangra-fusion producer who was also one of the judges for the competition.[8] Although he did not win, Mumzy kept in touch with Rishi who would comment on his potential.[9]

Two years later, as a graduate from the University of Westminster, achieving a BA (Hons) in Business Information Technology,[1] and as Rishi Rich's protègè, he released his promo singles, "Let's Party" and "Stranger" as part of the extended play, titled Rishi Rich Productions Presents: The EP which features four tracks in collaboration with H-Dhami and Rishi serving as the producer.[10]

He performed for the UK Asian Music Awards, held at Royal Festival Hall and at the Boishakhi Mela, a concert of Bangladeshi musicians; performing almost annually in both.[11]

2009: Debut single and collaborations Edit

Mumzy's debut single "One More Dance" was produced by Rishi Rich and was released in July 2009.[12] The single was set to be titled "One More Chance" but was later changed to "One More Dance", according to Rishi Rich.[13] His second single, "Showgirl", was released in August 2009.[7][14]

Mumzy is featured on two tracks on The Streets of Bollywood 3, a remix album by Rishi Rich, Hunterz and Kami K which mainly focuses on bringing Indian and urban music together.

Mumzy collaborated with several UK and internationally recognised desi artists, such as H-Dhami, Preeya Kalidas, Abbas Hasan and Malkit Singh.[15]

On 18 November 2010, Ahmed supported Sean Kingston at The O2 Arena.[16]

2010: Debut mixtape and album released Edit

Mumzy released his debut mixtape, No Stranger to This, which was put together in the course of seven days and officially released on 11 December, a day before his debut album, Journey Begins.

Mumzy and Stereo Nation are featured on the soundtrack of It's a Wonderful Afterlife. The track is a remix of a hit song by Stereo Nation, "Larl Larl Buleeya". The track is Stranger's debut on a British film soundtrack. He is also featured on the soundtrack of Toonpur Ka Super Hero, making his debut on a Bollywood film soundtrack.

In December 2010, Mumzy's debut album was Journey Begins released on in the UK.[17] Stranger performed songs from the album with a live orchestra to 600 fans and media at a one-off concert on 18 December at Stratford Circus in Stratford, London.[18] The album's lead single is "Fly With Me", produced by himself at his home studio. The single debuted at number 15 on the UK Asian Download Chart and stayed in the top 40 for more than 17 weeks but dropped off the chart at week 18.[citation needed] There are several remixes of "Fly With Me", a Grime Mix featuring Flo Dan, Gods Gift, KID & Roly; a Rishi Rich Kulcha Mix and a Bangla Mix featuring SH8S. Stranger's fourth and final single from the album is "Spaceman" featuring Wiley produced by chart topping producer Steel Banglez.

2011–12: Award nominations and Stranger Family Edit

At the UK Asian Music Awards' Nominations Party held at the West Midlands' super-club Gatecrasher, in Birmingham on 1 February, Mumzy was nominated for 4 awards, Best Album (Journey Begins), Best Male Act, Best Urban Act and Best Video (Fly With Me); the most for any solo act at the UK Asian Music Awards 2011.[19] He ended up winning Best Urban Act.[20]

After the release of his debut album, he released his new promotional single titled "Mama Used to Say", a collaboration with Grammy-Award winning British R&B singer, Junior, which was released on 10 March.[21] Stranger performed the single at the UK AMA with Junior.[22]

On 8 April 2011, Mumzy's single "Heartbreaker" was released as a free download.[23][24]

Much like his mentor Rishi Rich, Mumzy collaborated with his new protègè and the first addition to the Stranger Family, Junai Kaden,[25] on the track "Aaja Mere Naal". The track is Junai Kaden's debut single and produced by Mumzy himself. The single was released on 14 April 2011 and entered the UK Asian Download Chart at no. 7, making it his very first top 10 single.[26]

In 2012, Mumzy officially launched Stranger Family, a music collective with Junai Kaden, Char Avell, Tasha Tah and Ramee.[27] The group released their debut single, "Ghetto Refix" in 2012, which was a new version of Kaden's track "Ghetto" from his album From Me to You.[28]

In November 2012, Stranger Family was scheduled to tour the UK alongside Canadian-South Asian group Culture Shock in the XOXO Tour, with the two groups even collaborating on a single, "XOXO", for promotion of the tour.[29][30] However, due to poor ticket sales and issues regarding managing from Tiffin Beats Records, the tour was cancelled[31] and would eventually lead to the breaking up of the Stranger Family.[32][33]

2013–17: Independent success Edit

Mumzy is the featured artist on Nafees' song titled "Sazaa", which went to number 1 on The Official Asian Download Chart in its first week of release, the song was written by Yazz Nasir. He has also been to India with Tasha Tah to feature in a song called "Kurbaan". The track was made before, but the song was remade for Bollywood and the video has been shown on B4U Music.[34]

In 2015, as a crossover collaboration between the UK and the U.S., Mumzy featured on two promotional tracks with Adam Saleh and Sheikh Akbar (formerly known as TrueStoryASA), titled Diamond Girl and the other (without Sheikh Akbar), titled Tomorrow's Another Day.

After leaving his previous label, Tiffin Beats Records, Mumzy released a new record, "Love Comfort", as part of his new label he created, Timeless London.

Similar to how Mumzy launched artists as part of his Stranger Family collective in 2012,[28][27] Mumzy began launching new artists with his comeback with "Love Comfort". "Love Comfort" featured himself and a new female artist he signed, Shayma, and was produced by Lyan Roze, a producer signed to Timeless London who would go on to produce many of Mumzy's future singles.[35][36] Mumzy then signed Rupika Vaidya, a Sweden-based singer, and was a featured artist on her debut single, "Karle Manmani" in 2015.[37] In 2016, Mumzy signed Nish, who featured in the Bangla Refix of Ahmed's single "Jaan Atki", which was produced by Lyan Roze and would go on to become No. 1 on the UK ITunes World Chart.[35][36][38] In late 2015, Mumzy Stranger featured in Iksy's parody music video alongside Corner Shop Show, Humza Arshad, Bengali Blitz, Puremovements and Char Avell.

2018–present: Vertigo and new projects Edit

In March 2018, he featured in Humza Arshad's parody of the viral Nike advertisement, known as "Nothing Beats A Londoner", featuring notable Londoners from underrepresented minorities such as Juggy D, H-Dhami, Tasha Tah, Sevaqk, Bobby Friction, Raxstar, Tez Ilyas, Arjun, Steel Banglez, Char Avell, Jay Sean, Corner Shop Show (Islah Abdur-Rahman, Michael Truong, Can Snatchy Kabadayi) and Naughty Boy.[39][40]

Mumzy Stranger was featured on Dutch-Pakistani F1rstman's collaborative single "Dance" alongside fellow UK South Asian artists Raxstar, H-Dhami & Juggy D.[41][42] The single, described as starting a "global desi movement",[42][43] became successful and would go on to feature on Spotify's Global X playlist and win Best Collaboration at the 2019 BritAsia TV Music Awards.[44] The five would also later release a remix featuring Arjun to coincide with the 2019 Cricket World Cup[45] with new lyrics to match the cricket theme.[42]

Mumzy featured on Nish's debut album Identity, co-producing and singing on the lead single "Love Lost" and producing the song "Maa Baba".[46] After Identity, Mumzy was featured on Master-D's summer single "Tumi Jaio Na",[47] both of which are considered part of an "urban Bangla movement".[42][43]

On 18 October 2019, Mumzy released his second studio album, Vertigo. The album, with hip hop and R&B songs in multiple languages, features Mumzy's previous collaborators Nish, Raxstar, Arjun, F1rstman, and Lyan as well as J Riley, Snap Capone, Corleone and Inkra Dabelle.[48]

In 2020, Mumzy Stranger was featured on "Gallan Kardi", a remix of Jazzy B's hit song "Dil Luteya", from the Bollywood film Jawaani Jaaneman.[49]

In July 2020, Mumzy's 'Habibti' reached #4 on the Billboard 'Top Triller Global' list.[50]

Charity work Edit

Mumzy is an ambassador for Newham Council's anti-violence campaign to prevent gun and knife crime.[51]

On 29 August 2010, Mumzy took part in the Sky Ride Leicester, a free, family-orientated and fun traffic-free mass participation cycling event in Leicester, England.[52]

For Ramadan 2018, Mumzy took part in Barnardo's FastForADay campaign.[53][54]

Awards and nominations Edit

Year Award Category Result
2009 Urban Music Awards[citation needed] Best UK Asian Act Won
2010 BritAsia TV Music Awards[55] Best Urban Asian Act Won
2011 UK Asian Music Awards[56][57] Best Album (Journey Begins) Nominated
Best Male Act Nominated
Best Urban Act Won
Best Video ("Fly With Me") Nominated
2014 BritAsia TV Music Awards[58] Non-Asian Music Producer Won
2017 Urban Music Awards[citation needed] Artist of the Year (Asia) Won
2019 BritAsia TV Music Awards[44] Best Collaboration ("Dance" by F1rstman, Juggy D, H Dhami, Mumzy and Raxstar) Won

Discography Edit

Albums Edit

Album Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
Journey Begins
Vertigo
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Formats: Digital download

Mixtapes Edit

  • MixTape (DesiDrop.com exclusive, collection of Mumzy's promo songs) (2008)[59]
  • No Stranger to This (hosted by DJ Limelight) (2010)
  • Now Or Never (mini mixtape, co-produced with JUSZONIN) (February 2015)
  • 7even (co-produced with JUSZONIN) (2016)

Extended plays Edit

  • Rishi Rich Productions Presents: The EP (with H-Dhami) (2008)
  • 5 Reasons (2020)

Videography Edit

Music videos Edit

Year Song Artist Album Label Media Notes
2008 "Sadke Java" H-Dhami Sadke Java Moviebox Moviebox Cameo
2009 "One More Dance" Mumzy Stranger Tiffin Beats Records Tiffin Beats Records directed by Phil Hawkins/Box Bot
"Showgirl"
"It Can Only Be Love" / "City Guy" Rishi Rich & Mumzy Stranger The Streets of Bollywood 3 Moviebox Moviebox
"Manjave" Sophie Choudry ft. Mumzy Stranger Sound of Sophie
2010 "Fly With Me" Mumzy Stranger Journey Begins Tiffin Beats Records Tiffin Beats Records directed by Orson Nava
"Shimmy" Preeya Kalidas ft. Mumzy Stranger Constant Craving
"Sona" Abbas Hasan ft. Mumzy Stranger
2011 "Nach Billo" Malkit Singh ft. Mumzy Stranger Billo Rani Moviebox Moviebox
"Ha Karde" Goldkartz ft. Mumzy Stranger 24 Karaatz X1Film
"Heartbreaker" Mumzy Stranger Desi Box Desi Box exclusive track
"Aaja Mere Naal" Junai Kaden ft. Mumzy Stranger From Me to You Tiffin Beats Records Tiffin Beats Records
2012 "Ghetto Refix" Junai Kaden ft. Mumzy Stranger, Char Avell, Tasha Tah & Ramee
2013 "Runaway" Mumzy Stranger
"Let Me In" Salique ft. Mumzy Stranger Black Label
"Sazaa" Nafees ft. Mumzy Stranger
2014 "Love Comfort" Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Mumzy Stranger & Humza Arshad
"Get to Know" Directed by Humza Arshad
"Kuriya" Rameet Kaur
"Got Me Singing" Raxstar ft. Mumzy Stranger Directed by Hasinth Pathirana
2015 "Ash Kardi" Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media
"Pray"
"Diamond Girl" Adam Saleh and Sheikh Akbar TrueStoryASA TrueStoryASA Directed by Waz Islam & Sachin Patel
"Circles" Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media
"Tomorrow's Another Day" Adam Saleh Naz Promotions Naz Promotions
"One Last Time Lyan Roze Mix" Stevie Hoang & Mumzy Stranger Stevie Hoang Stevie Hoang
2016 "Jaan Atki" Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Waz
"Won't Leave" Char Avell ft. Mumzy Stranger Timeless London

XLVI Records

Timeless Media

Avell Pictures

"Diamond Jewel" Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel
"Diamond Jewel (Bangla Remix)"
"Let's Make Love" Mumzy Stranger & JusZonin
2017 "Manja" Nish Cameo
"Turn Me On" Nish ft. Mumzy Stranger Directed by Sachin Patel
"Turn Me On (Remix) Nish ft. Mumzy Stranger & Raxstar
"Come My Way" Mumzy Stranger Directed by Rafi Rahman

Co-directed by Raju Shamsher

"Jaan Kad Di Jaave" Mumzy Stranger ft. H-Dhami & LYAN Directed by Sachin Patel & Rafi Rahman
"Umaana" Mumzy Stranger Directed by Sachin Patel
2018 "Dominoes" Mumzy Stranger Directed by Nish & Sachin Patel
"Love Lost" Nish ft. Mumzy Stranger & LYAN Identity Timeless London

Backhouse LDN

Directed by Sachin Patel
"Lights Low" Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Directed by Sachin Patel

Co-directed by Raju Shamsher

"Yaara" Rupika ft. Mumzy Stranger & Nish Directed by Sachin Patel
"Dance" F1rstman ft. H-Dhami, Mumzy Stranger, Raxstar & Juggy D At F1rst Music At F1rst Music Directed by Denis Majstorovic
2019 "Know You Wanna" Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel
"Tumi Jaio Na" Master-D ft. Mumzy Stranger Qinetic Music

Bilz Music

Qinetic Music Directed by PeeZee
"Xoss" Nish Backhouse LDN Timeless Media Cameo
"Dil Luteya" Mumzy Stranger Vertigo Timeless London Directed by Zubby and Zak Timol
"Broken" Mumzy Stranger ft. Arjun Directed by Capone
"Hold Up" Mumzy Stranger ft. Nish & LYAN Qinetic Music Directed by Donovan
"Raani" Mumzy Stranger Timeless Media Directed by Nish
2020 "Stay With Me" Mumzy Stranger ft. Inkra Dabelle Qinetic Music Directed by Hector Toro
"Tell Me" Mumzy Stranger Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel
"Lean On Me" Mumzy Stranger Directed by Tahmid Chowdhury
"Habibti" Mumzy Stranger & DJ LYAN Directed by Waz
"Jugni 2.0" Kanika Kapoor ft. Mumzy Stranger & DJ LYAN Zee Music Company Zee Music Company Directed by Luke Biggins
"Garage Billo" Mumzy Stranger 5 Reasons Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel
"Korbona" Mumzy Stranger ft. Nish
"Faith" Mumzy Stranger
2021 "No Going Back" Mumzy Stranger ft. Dixi
"Thought It Was Love" Mumzy Stranger
"Lost" Rishi Rich, Mumzy Stranger & Jagtar 3 Chapters Break the Noise Records Break the Noise Records

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External links Edit

  • Official website

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Muhammad Mumith Ahmed Bengali ম হ ম মদ ম ম থ আহম দ born 18 January 1984 known professionally as Mumzy Stranger or his producing name SP an abbreviation of Stranger Productions is a British rapper singer songwriter and record producer He made his mainstream recording debut in the summer of 2009 with his debut single One More Dance along with follow up single Showgirl The following year he released Fly with Me which is the lead single from his debut album Journey Begins Mumzy Strangerম হ ম মদ ম ম থ আহম দBackground informationBirth nameMuhammad Mumith AhmedAlso known asMumzy Stranger SP Stranger ProductionsBorn 1984 01 18 18 January 1984 age 39 Plaistow London EnglandGenresHip hop R amp B dancehallOccupation s Rapper singer songwriter record producer dancerInstrumentsPiano guitarYears active2005 presentLabelsTiffin Beat Records Timeless LondonWebsitewww wbr mumzystranger wbr com He is the first artist of Bangladeshi descent to have entered the mainstream music industry and still remains one of the latest prospects of British Asian R amp B artists in Britain 1 He sings in a unique style combining reggae dancehall R amp B and soul and in different languages including English Bengali Punjabi Hindi and Arabic Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 2005 08 Humble beginnings 2 2 2009 Debut single and collaborations 2 3 2010 Debut mixtape and album released 2 4 2011 12 Award nominations and Stranger Family 2 5 2013 17 Independent success 2 6 2018 present Vertigo and new projects 3 Charity work 4 Awards and nominations 5 Discography 5 1 Albums 5 2 Mixtapes 5 3 Extended plays 6 Videography 6 1 Music videos 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditMumzy was born in Plaistow Newham in East London England on 18 January 1984 to Bangladeshi Muslim parents He is of Bengali origin and was raised in a traditional Islamic home 2 He is the second youngest of six in his family 3 In 2000 Mumzy started out in the UK garage scene at the age of 16 and was involved in pirate radio until 2003 when he left as he felt like a stranger from which he derived his stage name 4 Career Edit2005 08 Humble beginnings Edit Mumzy was one of three finalists in BBC Asian Network s Unsung competition in 2005 with his song Jump Up 5 6 after a friend of his submitted his demo tape 7 which caught the attention of Rishi Rich a Bhangra fusion producer who was also one of the judges for the competition 8 Although he did not win Mumzy kept in touch with Rishi who would comment on his potential 9 Two years later as a graduate from the University of Westminster achieving a BA Hons in Business Information Technology 1 and as Rishi Rich s protege he released his promo singles Let s Party and Stranger as part of the extended play titled Rishi Rich Productions Presents The EP which features four tracks in collaboration with H Dhami and Rishi serving as the producer 10 He performed for the UK Asian Music Awards held at Royal Festival Hall and at the Boishakhi Mela a concert of Bangladeshi musicians performing almost annually in both 11 2009 Debut single and collaborations Edit Mumzy s debut single One More Dance was produced by Rishi Rich and was released in July 2009 12 The single was set to be titled One More Chance but was later changed to One More Dance according to Rishi Rich 13 His second single Showgirl was released in August 2009 7 14 Mumzy is featured on two tracks on The Streets of Bollywood 3 a remix album by Rishi Rich Hunterz and Kami K which mainly focuses on bringing Indian and urban music together Mumzy collaborated with several UK and internationally recognised desi artists such as H Dhami Preeya Kalidas Abbas Hasan and Malkit Singh 15 On 18 November 2010 Ahmed supported Sean Kingston at The O2 Arena 16 2010 Debut mixtape and album released Edit Mumzy released his debut mixtape No Stranger to This which was put together in the course of seven days and officially released on 11 December a day before his debut album Journey Begins Mumzy and Stereo Nation are featured on the soundtrack of It s a Wonderful Afterlife The track is a remix of a hit song by Stereo Nation Larl Larl Buleeya The track is Stranger s debut on a British film soundtrack He is also featured on the soundtrack of Toonpur Ka Super Hero making his debut on a Bollywood film soundtrack In December 2010 Mumzy s debut album was Journey Begins released on in the UK 17 Stranger performed songs from the album with a live orchestra to 600 fans and media at a one off concert on 18 December at Stratford Circus in Stratford London 18 The album s lead single is Fly With Me produced by himself at his home studio The single debuted at number 15 on the UK Asian Download Chart and stayed in the top 40 for more than 17 weeks but dropped off the chart at week 18 citation needed There are several remixes of Fly With Me a Grime Mix featuring Flo Dan Gods Gift KID amp Roly a Rishi Rich Kulcha Mix and a Bangla Mix featuring SH8S Stranger s fourth and final single from the album is Spaceman featuring Wiley produced by chart topping producer Steel Banglez 2011 12 Award nominations and Stranger Family Edit At the UK Asian Music Awards Nominations Party held at the West Midlands super club Gatecrasher in Birmingham on 1 February Mumzy was nominated for 4 awards Best Album Journey Begins Best Male Act Best Urban Act and Best Video Fly With Me the most for any solo act at the UK Asian Music Awards 2011 19 He ended up winning Best Urban Act 20 After the release of his debut album he released his new promotional single titled Mama Used to Say a collaboration with Grammy Award winning British R amp B singer Junior which was released on 10 March 21 Stranger performed the single at the UK AMA with Junior 22 On 8 April 2011 Mumzy s single Heartbreaker was released as a free download 23 24 Much like his mentor Rishi Rich Mumzy collaborated with his new protege and the first addition to the Stranger Family Junai Kaden 25 on the track Aaja Mere Naal The track is Junai Kaden s debut single and produced by Mumzy himself The single was released on 14 April 2011 and entered the UK Asian Download Chart at no 7 making it his very first top 10 single 26 In 2012 Mumzy officially launched Stranger Family a music collective with Junai Kaden Char Avell Tasha Tah and Ramee 27 The group released their debut single Ghetto Refix in 2012 which was a new version of Kaden s track Ghetto from his album From Me to You 28 In November 2012 Stranger Family was scheduled to tour the UK alongside Canadian South Asian group Culture Shock in the XOXO Tour with the two groups even collaborating on a single XOXO for promotion of the tour 29 30 However due to poor ticket sales and issues regarding managing from Tiffin Beats Records the tour was cancelled 31 and would eventually lead to the breaking up of the Stranger Family 32 33 2013 17 Independent success Edit Mumzy is the featured artist on Nafees song titled Sazaa which went to number 1 on The Official Asian Download Chart in its first week of release the song was written by Yazz Nasir He has also been to India with Tasha Tah to feature in a song called Kurbaan The track was made before but the song was remade for Bollywood and the video has been shown on B4U Music 34 In 2015 as a crossover collaboration between the UK and the U S Mumzy featured on two promotional tracks with Adam Saleh and Sheikh Akbar formerly known as TrueStoryASA titled Diamond Girl and the other without Sheikh Akbar titled Tomorrow s Another Day After leaving his previous label Tiffin Beats Records Mumzy released a new record Love Comfort as part of his new label he created Timeless London Similar to how Mumzy launched artists as part of his Stranger Family collective in 2012 28 27 Mumzy began launching new artists with his comeback with Love Comfort Love Comfort featured himself and a new female artist he signed Shayma and was produced by Lyan Roze a producer signed to Timeless London who would go on to produce many of Mumzy s future singles 35 36 Mumzy then signed Rupika Vaidya a Sweden based singer and was a featured artist on her debut single Karle Manmani in 2015 37 In 2016 Mumzy signed Nish who featured in the Bangla Refix of Ahmed s single Jaan Atki which was produced by Lyan Roze and would go on to become No 1 on the UK ITunes World Chart 35 36 38 In late 2015 Mumzy Stranger featured in Iksy s parody music video alongside Corner Shop Show Humza Arshad Bengali Blitz Puremovements and Char Avell 2018 present Vertigo and new projects Edit In March 2018 he featured in Humza Arshad s parody of the viral Nike advertisement known as Nothing Beats A Londoner featuring notable Londoners from underrepresented minorities such as Juggy D H Dhami Tasha Tah Sevaqk Bobby Friction Raxstar Tez Ilyas Arjun Steel Banglez Char Avell Jay Sean Corner Shop Show Islah Abdur Rahman Michael Truong Can Snatchy Kabadayi and Naughty Boy 39 40 Mumzy Stranger was featured on Dutch Pakistani F1rstman s collaborative single Dance alongside fellow UK South Asian artists Raxstar H Dhami amp Juggy D 41 42 The single described as starting a global desi movement 42 43 became successful and would go on to feature on Spotify s Global X playlist and win Best Collaboration at the 2019 BritAsia TV Music Awards 44 The five would also later release a remix featuring Arjun to coincide with the 2019 Cricket World Cup 45 with new lyrics to match the cricket theme 42 Mumzy featured on Nish s debut album Identity co producing and singing on the lead single Love Lost and producing the song Maa Baba 46 After Identity Mumzy was featured on Master D s summer single Tumi Jaio Na 47 both of which are considered part of an urban Bangla movement 42 43 On 18 October 2019 Mumzy released his second studio album Vertigo The album with hip hop and R amp B songs in multiple languages features Mumzy s previous collaborators Nish Raxstar Arjun F1rstman and Lyan as well as J Riley Snap Capone Corleone and Inkra Dabelle 48 In 2020 Mumzy Stranger was featured on Gallan Kardi a remix of Jazzy B s hit song Dil Luteya from the Bollywood film Jawaani Jaaneman 49 In July 2020 Mumzy s Habibti reached 4 on the Billboard Top Triller Global list 50 Charity work EditMumzy is an ambassador for Newham Council s anti violence campaign to prevent gun and knife crime 51 On 29 August 2010 Mumzy took part in the Sky Ride Leicester a free family orientated and fun traffic free mass participation cycling event in Leicester England 52 For Ramadan 2018 Mumzy took part in Barnardo s FastForADay campaign 53 54 Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Result2009 Urban Music Awards citation needed Best UK Asian Act Won2010 BritAsia TV Music Awards 55 Best Urban Asian Act Won2011 UK Asian Music Awards 56 57 Best Album Journey Begins NominatedBest Male Act NominatedBest Urban Act WonBest Video Fly With Me Nominated2014 BritAsia TV Music Awards 58 Non Asian Music Producer Won2017 Urban Music Awards citation needed Artist of the Year Asia Won2019 BritAsia TV Music Awards 44 Best Collaboration Dance by F1rstman Juggy D H Dhami Mumzy and Raxstar WonDiscography EditMain article List of songs recorded by Mumzy Stranger Albums Edit Album Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsJourney Begins Released 12 December 2010 Formats CD Digital downloadVertigo Released 18 October 2019 Formats Digital downloadMixtapes Edit MixTape DesiDrop com exclusive collection of Mumzy s promo songs 2008 59 No Stranger to This hosted by DJ Limelight 2010 Now Or Never mini mixtape co produced with JUSZONIN February 2015 7even co produced with JUSZONIN 2016 Extended plays Edit Rishi Rich Productions Presents The EP with H Dhami 2008 5 Reasons 2020 Videography EditMusic videos Edit Year Song Artist Album Label Media Notes2008 Sadke Java H Dhami Sadke Java Moviebox Moviebox Cameo2009 One More Dance Mumzy Stranger Tiffin Beats Records Tiffin Beats Records directed by Phil Hawkins Box Bot Showgirl It Can Only Be Love City Guy Rishi Rich amp Mumzy Stranger The Streets of Bollywood 3 Moviebox Moviebox Manjave Sophie Choudry ft Mumzy Stranger Sound of Sophie2010 Fly With Me Mumzy Stranger Journey Begins Tiffin Beats Records Tiffin Beats Records directed by Orson Nava Shimmy Preeya Kalidas ft Mumzy Stranger Constant Craving Sona Abbas Hasan ft Mumzy Stranger2011 Nach Billo Malkit Singh ft Mumzy Stranger Billo Rani Moviebox Moviebox Ha Karde Goldkartz ft Mumzy Stranger 24 Karaatz X1Film Heartbreaker Mumzy Stranger Desi Box Desi Box exclusive track Aaja Mere Naal Junai Kaden ft Mumzy Stranger From Me to You Tiffin Beats Records Tiffin Beats Records2012 Ghetto Refix Junai Kaden ft Mumzy Stranger Char Avell Tasha Tah amp Ramee2013 Runaway Mumzy Stranger Let Me In Salique ft Mumzy Stranger Black Label Sazaa Nafees ft Mumzy Stranger2014 Love Comfort Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Mumzy Stranger amp Humza Arshad Get to Know Directed by Humza Arshad Kuriya Rameet Kaur Got Me Singing Raxstar ft Mumzy Stranger Directed by Hasinth Pathirana2015 Ash Kardi Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Pray Diamond Girl Adam Saleh and Sheikh Akbar TrueStoryASA TrueStoryASA Directed by Waz Islam amp Sachin Patel Circles Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Tomorrow s Another Day Adam Saleh Naz Promotions Naz Promotions One Last Time Lyan Roze Mix Stevie Hoang amp Mumzy Stranger Stevie Hoang Stevie Hoang2016 Jaan Atki Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Waz Won t Leave Char Avell ft Mumzy Stranger Timeless London XLVI Records Timeless Media Avell Pictures Diamond Jewel Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel Diamond Jewel Bangla Remix Let s Make Love Mumzy Stranger amp JusZonin2017 Manja Nish Cameo Turn Me On Nish ft Mumzy Stranger Directed by Sachin Patel Turn Me On Remix Nish ft Mumzy Stranger amp Raxstar Come My Way Mumzy Stranger Directed by Rafi Rahman Co directed by Raju Shamsher Jaan Kad Di Jaave Mumzy Stranger ft H Dhami amp LYAN Directed by Sachin Patel amp Rafi Rahman Umaana Mumzy Stranger Directed by Sachin Patel2018 Dominoes Mumzy Stranger Directed by Nish amp Sachin Patel Love Lost Nish ft Mumzy Stranger amp LYAN Identity Timeless London Backhouse LDN Directed by Sachin Patel Lights Low Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Directed by Sachin Patel Co directed by Raju Shamsher Yaara Rupika ft Mumzy Stranger amp Nish Directed by Sachin Patel Dance F1rstman ft H Dhami Mumzy Stranger Raxstar amp Juggy D At F1rst Music At F1rst Music Directed by Denis Majstorovic2019 Know You Wanna Mumzy Stranger Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel Tumi Jaio Na Master D ft Mumzy Stranger Qinetic Music Bilz Music Qinetic Music Directed by PeeZee Xoss Nish Backhouse LDN Timeless Media Cameo Dil Luteya Mumzy Stranger Vertigo Timeless London Directed by Zubby and Zak Timol Broken Mumzy Stranger ft Arjun Directed by Capone Hold Up Mumzy Stranger ft Nish amp LYAN Qinetic Music Directed by Donovan Raani Mumzy Stranger Timeless Media Directed by Nish2020 Stay With Me Mumzy Stranger ft Inkra Dabelle Qinetic Music Directed by Hector Toro Tell Me Mumzy Stranger Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel Lean On Me Mumzy Stranger Directed by Tahmid Chowdhury Habibti Mumzy Stranger amp DJ LYAN Directed by Waz Jugni 2 0 Kanika Kapoor ft Mumzy Stranger amp DJ LYAN Zee Music Company Zee Music Company Directed by Luke Biggins Garage Billo Mumzy Stranger 5 Reasons Timeless London Timeless Media Directed by Sachin Patel Korbona Mumzy Stranger ft Nish Faith Mumzy Stranger2021 No Going Back Mumzy Stranger ft Dixi Thought It Was Love Mumzy Stranger Lost Rishi Rich Mumzy Stranger amp Jagtar 3 Chapters Break the Noise Records Break the Noise RecordsSee also EditBritish Bangladeshi List of British BangladeshisReferences Edit a b Mumzy s Bio BBC Asian Network 2011 Retrieved 9 March 2011 Bio Mumzy s Official Website 2010 Archived from the original on 11 February 2011 Retrieved 9 March 2011 Mumzy Launch Party Manchester Evening 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Mentor Role DesiHits 2011 Retrieved 14 April 2011 Mumzy s new protoge DesiHits 2011 Retrieved 7 April 2011 a b Tasha Tah talks Oye Oye Honey Singh and Fusion Bhangra DESIblitz 9 June 2017 Retrieved 15 July 2017 a b Stranger Family unleashes Ghetto Refix The Times of India Retrieved 15 July 2017 Stranger Family amp Culture Shock XOXO retrieved 15 July 2017 Stranger Family and Culture Shock on UK Tour BollySpice com The latest movies interviews in Bollywood 5 November 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2017 The Stranger Family and Culture Shock XOXO Tour Cancelled Urban Asian 8 November 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2017 Ramee Kaur Leaves The Stranger Family Are They Falling Apart 9 November 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2017 Junai Kaden Sets The Record Straight About His Departure From The Stranger Family 14 November 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2017 Sazaa is Number 1 BBC Asian network 2013 Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b Nadia Ali speaks to Nish and producer Lyan BBC 17 July 2016 Retrieved 15 July 2017 a b Mumzy Stranger Lyan Roze amp Nish BBC Retrieved 15 July 2017 Rupika Vaidya ft Mumzy Stranger Karle Manmani is out now The Times of India Retrieved 15 July 2017 TALENTED SINGER NISH IS ALL SET TO BECOME THE NEXT BRITISH SUCCESS STORY EasternEye 19 September 2018 Retrieved 8 April 2020 HUMZA ARSHAD Nike Ad Parody HumzaProductions 12 March 2018 Archived from the original on 24 December 2021 Retrieved 12 March 2018 Nothing Beats A Londoner PARODY 12 March 2018 Archived from the original on 20 December 2021 Retrieved 12 March 2018 via YouTube F1rstman unites for 5 Stars Dance Collaboration DESIblitz 20 December 2018 Retrieved 8 April 2020 a b c d Episode 35 The Nish Episode retrieved 8 April 2020 a b Episode 34 The Mumzy Stranger Episode retrieved 8 April 2020 a b Dhiren Manga 7 December 2019 BritAsia TV Music Awards 2019 Winners www desiblitz com Retrieved 19 August 2020 F1rstman feat Mumzy Stranger H Dhami Raxstar Arjun amp Juggy D Dance Cricket World Cup Remix retrieved 8 April 2020 BritAsiaTV 4 March 2018 NEW RELEASE NISH FT MUMZY STRANGER amp LYAN LOVE LOST BritAsia TV Retrieved 8 April 2020 Master D s Summer Anthem Tumi Jaio Na featuring Mumzy Stranger Urban Asian 14 June 2019 Retrieved 8 April 2020 Vertigo by Mumzy Stranger retrieved 8 April 2020 Jazzy B helps to Steal Hearts in Bollywood s Gallan Kardi DESIblitz 19 January 2020 Retrieved 8 April 2020 Kash Doll s Ice Me Out Becomes Latest Top Triller U S No 1 Song Billboard 30 July 2020 Retrieved 22 August 2020 Mumzy Stranger fights Knife and gun Crime with Tower Hamlets Newham Council 16 March 2011 Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 Retrieved 16 March 2011 Sky Ride Leicester Mumzy Stranger Zimbio 29 August 2009 Retrieved 30 August 2010 Plaistow pop superstar Mumzy Stranger delves into Barnardo s rich east London archive Barnardo s 30 May 2018 Retrieved 30 May 2018 Plaistow singer Mumzy Stranger takes part in charity campaign for east London s muslim community Newham Recorder 30 May 2018 Retrieved 30 May 2018 Sembhi Jas Brit Asia TV Music Awards Winners DESIblitz Retrieved 3 September 2020 The Lebara Mobile UK Asian Music Awards 2011 and the nominees are ethnicnow com 2 February 2011 Archived from the original on 10 July 2011 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Jas Sembhi 10 March 2011 2011 UK Asian Music Awards Winners desiblitz com Retrieved 13 March 2011 Baddhan Raj 7 October 2014 Brit Asia Awards 2014 Winners list BizAsia Retrieved 20 August 2020 Mumzy MixTape DesiDrop Com 2008 Archived from the original on 12 April 2009 Retrieved 14 November 2008 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mumzy Stranger amp oldid 1166497825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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